Purpose

0 Find the energy efficiency of a trebuchet

0 Kinetic energy based off of projectile

0 Potential energy based off of counterweight
0 Counterweight has constant variables
 Theory
0 Velocity equation
𝑥
0 v=
2(xtan 𝞠 +𝑦)
cos(𝞠) 𝑔

0 This is the initial velocity of the projectile

0 Based off of angle of trajectory, initial height, and distance traveled
0 Use to find efficiency
0 Also had to calculate projectile height
 Apparatus
0 Trebuchet
0 Ammo
0 Measurement and analysis equipment
0 Measuring tape
0 Video Camera
0 Protractor
0 Excel
0 LoggerPro
Procedure
Mass of Counterweight (kg) 5.454
Drop distance of
0.1841
Counterweight (m)
Arm Length (m) 0.4254

Data
Sling Length (m) 0.508
Base Height (m) 0.3604
Total Length (m) 1.2938

Initial
Distance Angle of Angle of
Mass (g) Arm Angle Projectile Velocity 1/2 vi^2 +gyi 1/m1
(m) Release Trajectory
Height

188 1.6129 54 36 54 1.1156 2.91792 15.19000856 0.005319149

180 2.0256 38 52 61 1.0452 3.81845 17.5332402 0.005555556

144.8 3.4084 50 40 61 1.1217 4.9358 23.17372082 0.006906077

140.8 3.5306 46 44 65 1.1113 5.10983 23.94592131 0.007102273

172.6 2.4543 22 68 69 0.9478 5.47277 24.26404574 0.005793743

135.5 3.6512 57 33 60 1.1548 5.13223 24.48693239 0.007380074

155.3 2.8258 20 70 73 0.9409 6.19884 28.43362867 0.00643915

88 6.785 38 52 78 1.0893 7.80326 41.12057331 0.011363636

73.5 7.9978 26 64 87 1.0079 9.68009 56.7294912 0.013605442

26.8 10.487 34 56 100 1.0634 10.1857 62.29556225 0.037313433

50.8 10.868 63 27 82 1.2343 10.3756 65.92267768 0.019685039

36 13.1175 55 35 94 1.2009 10.9993 72.26112025 0.027777778

Efficiency X = 1/m
Y = (.5)v^2 + g*y
Curve
 Conclusion
0 Best efficiency was approximately 26.5 %
0 Most efficient projectile was 36 grams compared to
5454 gram counterweight
0 This is a ratio of 1/151.5 for the projectile
0 How can we make it better or different
0 Constant release angle
0 More data
0 Better recording equipment
 Picture Citations
0 Autobot defence system. (2011, May). Retrieved from
http://transformerstrebuchet.pbworks.com/w/page/
24114717/Welcome
Questions?